Promotion of BRCA2-Dependent Homologous Recombination by DSS1 via RPA Targeting and DNA Mimicry
Zhao W, Vaithiyalingam S, San Filippo J, Maranon DG, Jimenez-Sainz J, Fontenay GV, Kwon Y, Leung SG, Lu L, Jensen RB, Chazin WJ, Wiese C, Sung P. Promotion of BRCA2-Dependent Homologous Recombination by DSS1 via RPA Targeting and DNA Mimicry. Molecular Cell 2015, 59: 176-187. PMID: 26145171, PMCID: PMC4506714, DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2015.05.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SubstitutionBRCA2 ProteinBreast NeoplasmsCell LineFemaleHeLa CellsHomologous RecombinationHumansModels, BiologicalMolecular MimicryMutagenesis, Site-DirectedNuclear Magnetic Resonance, BiomolecularProteasome Endopeptidase ComplexProtein SubunitsRad51 RecombinaseRecombinant ProteinsReplication Protein AConceptsReplication protein AHomologous recombinationAffinity of RPAReplication fork repairTumor suppressor BRCA2DNA mimicryGenome maintenanceFork repairMediator complexRAD51 recombinaseAcidic domainDNA breaksBiological processesTumor suppressionDSS1Vivo analysisProtein ADNA mimicsSsDNARecombinationBRCA2ComplexesRecombinaseDNAMutationsBRCA2: one small step for DNA repair, one giant protein purified.
Jensen RB. BRCA2: one small step for DNA repair, one giant protein purified. The Yale Journal Of Biology And Medicine 2013, 86: 479-89. PMID: 24348212, PMCID: PMC3848102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHomologous recombinationDNA repairDNA double-strand break repairActivity of Rad51Double-strand break repairDNA double-strand breaksReplication protein A.Homologous DNA sequencesDouble-strand breaksCurrent biochemical dataHigh-fidelity repairRole of BRCA2Faithful repairRad51 proteinNucleoprotein filamentBreak repairSingle-strand DNADNA sequencesGenomic instabilityDNA breaksGiant proteinRAD51Gene BRCA2BRCA2 proteinCentral playerBRCA2 is epistatic to the RAD51 paralogs in response to DNA damage
Jensen RB, Ozes A, Kim T, Estep A, Kowalczykowski SC. BRCA2 is epistatic to the RAD51 paralogs in response to DNA damage. DNA Repair 2013, 12: 306-311. PMID: 23384538, PMCID: PMC3602134, DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2012.12.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRAD51 paralogsHomologous recombinationDNA double-strand breaksDNA damage responseDNA DSB repairDonor DNA moleculesDouble-strand breaksHigh-fidelity repairLoss of BRCA2SiRNA-mediated knockdownHuman BRCA2 proteinCell cycle arrestGenetic interactionsSister chromatidsDamage responseDSB repairMammalian cellsParalogsRegulated eventDNA breaksEnzymatic functionMechanistic functionBRCA2 proteinCentral playerHuman cells